What is the Least Common Multiple of 40548 and 40567?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 40548 and 40567 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40548 and 40567, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40548,40567) = 1
LCM(40548,40567) = ( 40548 × 40567) / 1
LCM(40548,40567) = 1644910716 / 1
LCM(40548,40567) = 1644910716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40548 and 40567 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40548 and 40567. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40548 and 40567.

Prime Factorization of 40548

Prime Factorization of 40567

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40548 and 40567.

LCM(40548,40567) = 2² × 3¹ × 31¹ × 109¹ × 113¹ × 359¹
LCM(40548,40567) = 1644910716